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We study the precedence-constrained resource scheduling problem [SICOMP'75]. There are $n$ jobs where each job takes a certain time to finish and has a resource requirement throughout the execution time. There are precedence among the jobs.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Rathish Das , Hao Sun

We consider the machine covering problem for selfish related machines. For a constant number of machines, m, we show a monotone polynomial time approximation scheme (PTAS) with running time that is linear in the number of jobs. It uses a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Leah Epstein , Rob van Stee

In malleable job scheduling, jobs can be executed simultaneously on multiple machines with the processing time depending on the number of allocated machines. In this setting, jobs are required to be executed non-preemptively and in unison,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-08 Dimitris Fotakis , Jannik Matuschke , Orestis Papadigenopoulos

In the restricted assignment problem, the input consists of a set of machines and a set of jobs each with a processing time and a subset of eligible machines. The goal is to find an assignment of the jobs to the machines minimizing the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2019-07-09 Marten Maack , Klaus Jansen

In this paper, we consider an NP-hard problem of scheduling a set of jobs of equal processing time on two machines, given a partial precedence order on the set of jobs, with an objective to minimize the makespan. An approximation algorithm…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-12-17 Anna Romanova

A new class of multi agent single machine scheduling problems is introduced, where each job is associated with a self interested agent with a utility function decreasing in completion time. We aim to achieve a fair solution by maximizing…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Gaia Nicosia , Andrea Pacifici , Ulrich Pferschy

We study a stochastic single-machine scheduling problem, denoted the Unreliable Job Selection and Sequencing Problem (UJSSP). Given a set of jobs, a subset must be selected for processing on a single machine that is subject to failure. Each…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Alessandro Agnetis , Roel Leus , Emmeline Perneel , Ilaria Salvadori

We consider here the MultiBot problem for the scheduling and the resource parametrization of jobs related to the production or the transportation of different products inside a given time horizon. Those jobs must meet known in advance…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-01-02 Pierre Bergé , Mari Chaikovskaia , Jean-Philippe Gayon , Alain Quilliot

We study nearly-linear time approximation algorithms for non-preemptive scheduling problems in two settings: the unrelated machine setting, and the identical machine with job precedence constraints setting, under the well-studied objectives…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Shi Li

Coflow is a network abstraction used to represent communication patterns in data centers. The coflow scheduling problem in large data centers is one of the most important $NP$-hard problems. Many previous studies on coflow scheduling mainly…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Chi-Yeh Chen

We consider the classic problem of scheduling a set of n jobs non-preemptively on a single machine. Each job j has non-negative processing time, weight, and deadline, and a feasible schedule needs to be consistent with chain-like precedence…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-07-06 Hossein Efsandiari , MohammadTaghi Hajiaghyi , Jochen Koenemann , Hamid Mahini , David Malec , Laura Sanita

We consider the following single-machine scheduling problem, which is often denoted $1||\sum f_{j}$: we are given $n$ jobs to be scheduled on a single machine, where each job $j$ has an integral processing time $p_j$, and there is a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-12-13 Maurice Cheung , Julián Mestre , David B. Shmoys , José Verschae

We investigate the recoverable robust single machine scheduling problem under interval uncertainty. In this setting, jobs have first-stage processing times p and second-stage processing times q and we aim to find a first-stage and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Matthew Bold , Marc Goerigk

We introduce a natural but seemingly yet unstudied generalization of the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine so as to minimize the number of tardy jobs. Our generalization lies in simultaneously considering several instances of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Klaus Heeger , Danny Hermelin , George B. Mertzios , Hendrik Molter , Rolf Niedermeier , Dvir Shabtay

Coflow is a network abstraction used to represent communication patterns in data centers. The coflow scheduling problem encountered in large data centers is a challenging $\mathcal{NP}$-hard problem. This paper tackles the scheduling…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Chi-Yeh Chen

This paper introduces a new generic problem to the literature of Workforce Scheduling and Routing Problem. In this problem, multiple workers are assigned to a shared vehicle based on their qualifications and customer demands, and then the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Ömer Öztürkoğlu , Gökberk Özsakallı

Motivated by green manufacturing, this paper investigates a scheduling with rejection problem subject to an energy consumption constraint. Machines are associated with non-uniform energy consumption rates, defined as the energy consumed per…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Mingyang Gong , Brendan Mumey

Coflow scheduling models communication requests in parallel computing frameworks where multiple data flows between shared resources need to be completed before computation can continue. In this paper, we introduce Path-based Coflow…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Alexander Eckl , Luisa Peter , Maximilian Schiffer , Susanne Albers

This paper considers scheduling on identical machines. The scheduling objective considered in this paper generalizes most scheduling minimization problems. In the problem, there are $n$ jobs and each job $j$ is associated with a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Benjamin Moseley

We consider a parallel system of $m$ identical machines prone to unpredictable crashes and restarts, trying to cope with the continuous arrival of tasks to be executed. Tasks have different computational requirements (i.e., processing time…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-03-21 Elli Zavou , Antonio Fernández Anta